Crested Wheat Grass Praised by Agriculture Minister
The Canadian Agriculture Minister Robert Weir touts crested wheat grass as highly drought tolerant and productive. He cites trials at Many berries station comparing grasses and notes strong moisture uptake, low weeds, and high seed yields. He highlights its green vigor in cool springs, dormancy in drought, and excellent potential for western Canada pastures and golf course fairways. He recalls a Saskatoon lawn seed test and a high seed yield at Indian Head station, illustrating the grass’s robustness and palatability.
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House of Commons
Robert Weir
Manyberries
Professor Harrington
Saskatoon
Canada
Harrington
Indian Head Station
Books Printed in England Reach Close to Two Hundred Thousand
Nearly 200 000 books were produced in England in the last 12 months as printers report steady demand. The figure reflects a robust publishing sector with sustained output across multiple genres and regional presses.
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England
Higher Prices Seen for Breeding Stock at Regina Winter Fair
Demand for livestock climbs as farmers invest in breeding stock. Horses average 75 dollars per head with top sales at 330 and 325. Shorthorn bulls average 114, Hereford 104, Aberdeen Angus 122.50, and bred sows fetch strong bacon hog prices. The sector signals a shift toward horse power and stock raising in Saskatchewan.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Noted inventor Dr Thaddeus Cahill dies in New York
Dr Thaddeus Cahill 76 a former lawyer turned inventor died of heart disease in New York. He created the telharmonium an electrical organ typewriter and pioneered electrically produced music heard in Carnegie Hall and other cities. His West 56th Street plant hosted performances and one of the first radio broadcasts was by Dr Lee De Forest. Cahill was a native of Iowa.
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Thaddeus Cahill
New York
West 56Th Street
Carnegie Hall
Boston
Springfield
Baltimore
Washington
Cahill
Lee de Forrest
Iowa
Not Much Called For Camel Hair Brushes In Village Store
An artist on holiday visits a village shop and asks if camel hair brushes are stocked. The shopkeeper replies they never have any call for them because nobody in the area keeps camels.
New Youth Tennis Outfit Pattern 676
Pattern 676 offers a pale blue pique ensemble for youth players with removable skirt for tennis and spectator appeal. Includes blouse, shorts, and skirt in sizes 11 15 17 18 19 with specified yardage. other fabrics listed. price 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns Pattern No. Name
Pattern text references pattern number and name with a note that the term of the French president lasts seven years. The readable fragment does not provide a clear event or dates. No identifiable persons or organizations are present in the extract.
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France
Marking Dressed Poultry for UK Origin Under Rule Change
Under British Merchandise Marks legislation effective June 22, all dressed poultry imported into the United Kingdom must bear a legible country of origin mark on a permanent seal. Canada exports are discussed as the regulation could affect frozen poultry, with defrosting facilities on London docks aiding post-freeze marking.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
London Docks
Flax Shortage Might Force Argentine Imports for Mills
Western linseed oil mills may import flax from Argentina as Western Canada’s flax production wanes. Alberta firms use 240,000 bushels annually, with a potential $500,000 loss to farmers if supplies fail. Alberta production plunged from over 1,000,000 bushels to 50,000 last year, prompting a shift of wheat acreage to flax per the agriculture department.
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Canada
Medicine Hat
Alberta
W. A. Church
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Tax relief for Italian parents and heavy taxation on bachelors
The report notes that parents of ten children in Italy receive tax exemption while bachelors aged 25 to 60 face heavy taxes. It also states world trade has slumped with more than twenty percent of the world’s tonnage laid up.
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Italy
Control Of Emotions In Child Development
C R Myers a consultant psychologist with Ontario health argues against suppressing children’s emotions calling it absurd. He warns suppression would cripple civilization and notes fear and anger are learned, not natural, with emotional health surpassing intelligence in importance.
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C. R. Myers
Ontario
Department of Health
Social Service Council of Canada
London
Ont
Mrs Brown Corrects Colored Cook In Sharp Talk
A newspaper item describes Mrs Brown reprimanding her colored cook in a harsh tone. The cook remains silent until in the kitchen she loudly retorts that she will not obey and asserts her defiance to the mistress. The scene escalates with loud, vituperative language.
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Federal Minister of Agriculture
Waanipes Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Hawtrey
the Treasury
Churchill
Social Credit
Murray
New English Weekly
Prince George
Bechuanaland
Bechuanaland Protectorate
South America
Gaberones
Royal
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